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Isley Field, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Tents and huts set up near a paved road. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Iwo Jima's battered air field in February 1945
517.Photograph. 'File No: CinCPac 5327 Iwo Jima's battered air field Bomb craters surround the runways of this Japanese...
Japan's declaration of war from 8 December 1941
Imperial Rescript document. Official caption: "Japan's declaration of war (Imperial rescript). US Navy Photo 100-16."...
Japanese bomber attacking U.S. aircraft carrier near Truk Islands in February 1944
"File No: (BUAER 231203). Jap [Japanese]'Jill'Attacks carrier - Jap [Japanese] torpedo bomber "Jill"'flying through...
Japanese cemetery on hill amidst destruction in 1945
Japanese cemetery on hill; war and bomb damage all around. From donor's notes: "Japanese cemetery." Circa September 1945
Japanese cemetery on Tinian in late 1945
Japanese cemetery on Tinian; sign along fence reads 'Japanese war dead. Cemetery No. 2'. "Tinian. Jap grave yard." Late...
Japanese cemetery on Tinian in late 1945
Japanese cemetery on Tinian; sign along fence reads 'Japanese war dead. Cemetery No. 2'. "Tinian." Late 1945
Japanese construction vehicle covered with palm leaves at Talasea, New Britain in September 1944
Japanese construction vehicle covered with palm leaves. "Captured Japanese roller near Talasea, New Britain." Talasea,...
Japanese corpse on ground amongst destroyed buildings and vegetation at Kwajalein Atoll in January 1944
Japanese corpse on ground amongst destroyed buildings and vegetation. 'W-CPA-44-112-DE. 1/31. Young. Dead Jap in...
Japanese corpses strewn across the sandy landscape of Enubuj Island in February 1944
Japanese corpses strewn across sandy landscape. 'W-CPA-44-106-C. 2/1. Ellner. Japs blown to bits by terrific aerial...
Japanese countryside from Hiro to Kure, Japan in 1945
Japanese countryside from Hiro to Kure, Japan. From donor's notes: "Road from Hiro to Kure Japan." 1945
Japanese dugout Tinian in 1945 or 1946
Japanese dugout or cave on Tinian in 1945 or early 1946
Japanese flamethrower fuel tanks are measured at New Britain in August 1944
Japanese flamethrower fuel tanks are measured. "Captured Japanese flame throwers are analyzed for weapons comparison."...
Japanese flamethrowers in their original shipping containers, measured for weapons analysis, at New Britain in August 1944
Japanese flamethrowers in their original shipping containers, measured for weapons analysis. "Captured Japanese flame...
Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 September 1945
Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu at the Japanese Surrender Ceremony aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63). "Jap...
Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 September 1945
Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63...
Japanese home circa September 1945
Japanese home on side of road. From donor's notes: "Country home, Hiro, Japan." Circa September 1945
Japanese howitzer, vehicle, and tank on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Japanese howitzer, vehicle, and tank. "Jap equipment - Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
Japanese invasion money used to cause inflation in the Philippines in 1945
"Japanese "invasion money" used to cause inflation in the Philippines." [1945]
Japanese kamikaze as seen coming in from deck of an aircraft carrier on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Japanese kamikaze as seen coming in from deck of an aircraft carrier. Official caption:'"Kamikaze attack off Iwo Jima....
Japanese Merchant Shipping Losses Quarterly Totals 1942 1944 presented in July 1944
448.Photograph. Official U. S. Navy Chart 'File No: 45911 Japanese Merchant Shipping Losses Quarterly Totals 1942 1944...
Japanese military policeman circa September 1945
Japanese military policeman. From donor's notes: "Military Police, Jap [Japanese] style." Circa September 1945
Japanese Nakajima B5N "Kate" torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy flying over Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941
Japanese Nakajima B5N "Kate" torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy flying over Pearl Harbor. Official caption: "...
Japanese Navy ship "Habuto" along island coast, Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Japanese Navy ship "Habuto" along island coast. Pacific Theater. 1945-46
Japanese officials aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 September 1945
Scene from the Japanese Surrender Ceremony aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63). Japanese officials in military and civilian...
Japanese oil supplies burn in the background during battle for Kwajalein Island in February 1944
Japanese oil supplies burn in background; Japanese landing craft in foreground. "W-CPA-44-108-BA. 2/4. Cordray. Wrecked...
Japanese planes fail to hit targets during raid off Guam in July 1944
508.Photograph. 'File Number: 238.964 August 22, 1944 Jap planes fail to hit targets during raid off Guam-White splash...
Japanese POWs board an American ship in the Pacific Ocean, 1944-1945
Japanese prisoners of war scale up cargo nets onto a Coast Guard-manned ship. "2191-." "U.S. Coast Guard Official...
Japanese prisoner of war being loaded aboard the USS Monrovia for medical care at Kwajalein on January 1944
Japanese prisoner of war being loaded aboard the USS Monrovia (AP-64) for medical care. "W-CPA-44-112-DZ. 1/44. Young....
Japanese prisoner of war being loaded aboard the USS Monrovia for medical care at Kwajalein on January 1944
Japanese prisoner of war being loaded aboard the USS Monrovia (AP-64) for medical care. 'W-CPA-44-112-DX. 1/44. Young....
Japanese prisoners are interrogated on grounds of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Jap prisoners are interrogated on grounds of Santo Tomas." Manila. 5 February 1945
Japanese prisoners led from the Santo Tomas University buildings in Manila, Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Jap prisoners led from Santo Tomas University buildings." Manila. 5 February 1945

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